Backup and Restore Sticky Notes Settings in Windows 10

Sticky Notes is a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app which is bundled with Windows 10 starting in "Anniversary Update" and comes with a number of features which the classic desktop app didn't have. It is possible to backup and restore its options. This is very useful, because you can restore them when required or transfer them to another PC or user account.

Sticky Notes is a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app which debuted in Windows 10 Anniversary Update and comes with a number of features which the classic desktop app didn't have. With Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Microsoft discontinued the classic Desktop app "Sticky Notes". Now, its place is taken by a new app with the same name. The new app lets you create Cortana reminders from your notes. You can type a phone number and have it recognize it, and recognize URLs too which you can open in Edge. You can create check lists and use it with Windows Ink.

Note: If you don't like the Sticky Notes Store app, you can get the good old classic Sticky Notes app. This is the page to get it: Old Classic Sticky Notes for Windows 10

For many users, the classic Desktop app is the more preferable option. It works faster, starts faster and has no Cortana integration.

To backup Sticky Notes settings in Windows 10, do the following.

1. Close the Sticky Notes app. You can terminate it in Settings.
2. Open the File Explorer app.
3. Go to the folder %LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_8wekyb3d8bbwe. You can paste this line to the address bar of File Explorer and hit the Enter key.
4. Open the Settings subfolder. There, you will see a set of files. Select them.
5. Right-click on the selected files and select "Copy" in the context menu, or press the Ctrl + C key sequence to copy the files.
6. Paste them to some safe location.

That's it. You just created a backup copy of your Weather app settings. To restore them or move to another PC or user account, you need to place them under the same folder.

Restore Sticky Notes in Windows 10

1. Close Sticky Notes. You can terminate it in Settings.
2. Open the File Explorer app.
3. Go to the folder %LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_8wekyb3d8bbwe. You can paste this line to the address bar of File Explorer and hit the Enter key.
4. Here, paste the files settings.dat and roaming.lock.

Now you can start the app. It should appear with all your previously saved settings.

Note: The same method can be used to backup and restore options for other Windows 10 apps. See the articles

• Backup and Restore Alarms & Clock in Windows 10
• Backup and Restore Photos App options in Windows 10
• Backup and Restore Groove Music Settings in Windows 10
• Backup and Restore Weather App Settings in Windows 10

That's it.